We’re in one of our favorite cities watching one of our favorite people dance her heart out. We’ve also managed to squeeze in a round of mini golf, sushi for lunch, a wonderful (and delicious!) family dinner, and more rounds of card games than anyone would like to admit.
Yeah, it was a pretty great day.
Look at us taking in some culture! My friend and I enjoyed a lovely evening on the town—including dinner out and a Cinderella ballet. My first ever full-length ballet performance. It was quite impressive to say the least!
We were tied with two points left going into the last deal. And then this guy pulled off the win. He’s cutthroat like that. I don’t mind accepting defeat when my opponent is this cute, though!
When it’s mid-April and you’re still dealing with snow…you find a good book and a warm beverage to pass the time. Thanks for the assist on both, Aunt Kelli!
Yeah. I’m over this nonsense.
It’s our first weekend back at the lake in months. And it’s just what I needed—stick clean-up and all.
It started out because Robbe wanted to crochet a mini taco for Chase for his birthday. Thankfully, our sweet babysitter had the patience (and crochet experience) to make that happen. Three babysitting days and three crochet projects later and Robbe is practically an expert. Now he just needs to teach me!
The water level in the river next to our house is crazy right now. It’s not officially the highest we’ve ever seen it, but it’s getting really close. Shockingly, it the area around the river can handle this sort of flooding without problem. Impressive, right?
The boys participated in a painting class for 4-H last night and they both nailed it. I think their selected art really says a lot about them: galaxy cat and colorful penguin. Ha!
We jumped right into 70 degree weather today and I’m totally fine with it. The boys were off school again so we spent some time buying new kicks, eating lunch outside, and enjoying a leisurely walk to the library (and Chase even got his very own library card!).
NOW I remember why it’s worth living in Wisconsin. I was really starting to question our choices.
An Easter basket hunt, a day trip to the lake, a delicious meal, an egg hunt for the boys, dying eggs, and even some time outside without coats on. Yeah, it was a pretty lovely Easter.
How does the new 11-year-old want to spend his birthday weekend? Full of Dungeons & Dragons activities with his favorite cousin and favorite brother, of course!
A D&D quest with a real Dungeon Master this morning and then the D&D movie this afternoon. I know nothing about any of this, but it sure made me happy to see how much he enjoyed his day.
Check out this 11-year-old! He had the best day ever: restaurant breakfast, game day with his good friend, two birthday desserts, family pizza dinner, and oodles of presents.
I feel lucky every day to be his mom.
Tonight is the last night the boys will be sharing a room. I’ll give you a minute to pull yourself together. Sniffle, sniffle.
Chase decided it was time to move out on his own so he’ll be venturing across the hall tomorrow night so that he can wake up in his new room on his birthday. That’s a big deal, right?
Don’t be expecting a big room reveal tomorrow, though. At this point, he’s got the necessities in the room and that’s all—a bed, curtains up, a fresh coat of paint, and new carpet. We’ve got big plans for the rest, and it will come eventually. For now, it’s nice that he’ll have to visit his old room once and awhile to get clothes and whatnot.
That’s right! We’ve got a new instrument in the house. After passing all the levels he needed to on the recorder, Chase got to pick a new instrument. The ukulele!! I hope he loves it and ends up serenading us every night.
On Saturday, the boys participated in a piano competition held at the local university (we even walked!). Both of the boys rocked their pieces—they had to memorize three songs each—and aced the theory portion of the competition, too. It was a fun way to spend a Saturday morning and was a nice example of how hard work does pay off.
*Photo above from the practice room before the boys played for the judges.
This 100-day blog post has been a long time coming. It takes some time to write these things…and time has been a bit tough to come by these days. I’ll try to be more consistent moving forward. Key word, “try”!
Without further ado…
FAVORITES: the first cup of coffee in the morning, dried mango (still), my kyrgies slippers, wrapping up contract negotiations with the Eau Claire school district for the boys' school, snuggles from the bun,
MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT SPRING: going for walks in the warm sunshine
DREAM FOR THE FUTURE: finishing up some outstanding house projects
BIGGEST HURDLE TO OVERCOME: figuring out childcare help for the summer. It’s sneaking up fast.
FAVORITES: caesar salads, working towards his pinball record, warm weather, talking video games/pinball/nonsense with the boys, competing with his brothers, fun socks, creme-filled long john with snow white icing and sprinkles
MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT SPRING: Playing kubb again
DREAM FOR THE FUTURE: crafting a closet library for Chase's new room.
BIGGEST HURDLE TO OVERCOME: Deciding whether or not to join the Ultimate Frisbee League again this year.
Age: Almost 11 (5 days away!)
FAVORITES: reading fantasy fiction, video games, a very specific mechanical pencil, Flopsy, playing with LEGO minifigures, hanging out with a very specific friend, Marvel movies, Skittles
MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT SPRING: going for walks
DREAM FOR THE FUTURE: moving across the hall into his new [separate] bedroom!
BIGGEST HURDLE TO OVERCOME: always needing to know which book is next on his reading list.
Age: 9
FAVORITES: Chima LEGO sets, skateboarding, Magic cards, marble animals (really any souvenirs), shopping, Splatoon video gaming, LEGOs, playing with friends, making people laugh, reading graphic novels, watching Fuller House, Skittles & Smarties, crocheting, eating sushi
MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT SPRING: busting out his new skateboard
DREAM FOR THE FUTURE: Soccer starting up again
BIGGEST HURDLE TO OVERCOME: patience while waiting for whatever is coming next. All day. Every day.
Look who popped up out of the blanket drying over some of our dining room chairs. Adorable, right?
A room swap for the upcoming birthday boy has meant extra motivation for spring cleaning. One closet leads to the next, you know?
Part of today’s organizing adventures involved the stuffies closet. Robbe specifically asked to be buried in all his friends before we started sorting keeps and tosses. Making dreams come true over here!
Bright, happy daffodils in the warm sunshine. It might not be spring quite yet, but we’re sure ready for it over here.
We had a truly wonderful vacation. I haven’t had time to do a full photo-download, but I’ll get to it soon—I promise. In the meantime, enjoy this palm tree photo that Chris snapped. I miss that view already.
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